[Beta]

My main "wtf" from reading the preview and review was the repeal of the Business Recognition Accord as corporates being able to do what they want with nations playing second fiddle is for me a core concept of cyberpunk settings. But from what I read that gets "resolved" in the book.

In summary:
- UCAS drops out of BRA
- UCAS goes through hell and then some*
- UCAS signs back up to BRA and things stop getting worse.

* No proof that all the problems were caused by the Megas ... but they also didn't make even a pretense of being helpful.

[FastJack]

My main "wtf" from reading the preview and review was the repeal of the Business Recognition Accord as corporates being able to do what they want with nations playing second fiddle is for me a core concept of cyberpunk settings. But from what I read that gets "resolved" in the book.

In summary:
- UCAS drops out of BRA
- UCAS goes through hell and then some
- UCAS signs back up to BRA and things stop getting worse.

FYI:

- UCAS re-signs BRA with even more power given over to the corps.

[PiXeL01]

Would it be possible for someone to show me an updated map of UCAS / North America with the changes? Unofficial sources 100% accepted.

[Stainless Steel Devil Rat]

well, things are kind of in a state of flux as of the end of the book. 

besides: there's occupied territory, sure.  it doesn't mean the borders have fundamentally changed, though.

[Sphinx]

Would it be possible for someone to show me an updated map of UCAS / North America with the changes? Unofficial sources 100% accepted.

Sioux border moves east to annex what used to be North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska.
CAS border moves north to annex what used to be Kansas, Missouri, and Kentucky.
CAS also takes back the south end of Florida from the Caribbean League.
Seattle and St. Louis are now independent city-states.

[Beta]

Wait, where did it talk about the south florida bit?  (I'm sure you are right, I'm just wondering where I wasn't paying attention)

[FastJack]

Wait, where did it talk about the south florida bit?  (I'm sure you are right, I'm just wondering where I wasn't paying attention)

Not sure if they took it back, but right at the beginning of the Atlanta section, it talks about "CAS making moves into Florida".

[Beta]

Wait, where did it talk about the south florida bit?  (I'm sure you are right, I'm just wondering where I wasn't paying attention)

Not sure if they took it back, but right at the beginning of the Atlanta section, it talks about "CAS making moves into Florida".

Thanks, I'll have to go re-read, I think I did get kind of skimmy by there.

[Sphinx]

It's also mentioned in Neo-Anarchist Streetpedia ("CAS," p.41; "Miami, Florida," p.85).

[FastJack]

It's also mentioned in Neo-Anarchist Streetpedia ("CAS," p.41; "Miami, Florida," p.85).

Forgot about that! Thanks, Sphinx!

[PiXeL01]

Request to writers:

1) please keep Knight dead.
2) please offer some explanations to your new super weapons
3) prepare and print maps

[Wakshaani]

1) Noted!
2) Eventually, details will come out. Likely due to Shadowrunner activities!
3) YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH I WANT THAT ahem.

[MercilessMing]

Whoever statted insect spirits made them astral-only with no way to engage with the material world. 

[Michael Chandra]

Makes sense, since unless they are using a Host, they cannot. I am surprised they didn't put some Inhabitation note there though.

[MercilessMing]

Ridiculous.  An Alpha Merge shouldn't have Astral Form at all, it'd be meaningless because they can't leave the body, and die with the physical form.  Something called a Merge is by definition already inhabited.
Soldier and Worker listed here on the other hand... its totally unclear to me whether these are supposed to represent merges or true form spirits or what.  There's no other listing for merges.